Phillips and Bonner were indefinitely suspended by former coach Derek Dooley for violating unspecified team rules during the season, and the 6-foot-2, 288-pound Taylor wasn't a part of the program during the season while he focused on academics.

After signing with Florida, the 6-foot-6, 325-pound Phillips eventually enrolled at Tennessee during the summer when he was denied admission to his home-state school. Bonner, who was charged in the locker-room theft of items during a visit to Georgia his junior year of high school, was linked to a campus theft in November. No charges were filed, and Bonner didn't miss any games until his suspension two weeks later.

The 5-foot-11, 178-pound Bonner appeared in nine games, mostly on special teams and as a defensive reserve, while Phillips and Taylor played in just one game each.

The Vols held a team meeting with new coach Butch Jones Tuesday night with spring-semester classes starting this morning.